New Leader Of Iraq Is Nominated, As Maliki Insists He'll Stay In Office Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News New Leader Of Iraq Is Nominated, As Maliki Insists He'll Stay In Office A group of Shiite politicians said Monday they've nominated a new prime minister. The U.S. is calling for a leader to govern by consensus and fight the extremist group the Islamic State. Read this story Panic, Pouring Rain, A Ray Of Sun: Reporting On Ebola In Sierra Leone They've stopped shaking hands and hugging each other. They keep buckets of chlorinated water at the door. And they're praying to defeat "the evil one" — Ebola. Read this story St. Louis-Area Rally For Teen Killed By Police Turns Violent Police and witnesses agree the teen did not have a gun and that a third person was also involved; beyond that, the details of Brown's death are in dispute. Read this story Israel, Hamas Agree To More Talks As Truce Appears To Hold But the two sides appeared no closer to a settlement to end the fighting in the Gaza Strip that has left nearly 2,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 67 Israelis, mostly soldiers, dead. Read this story When Applying For Federal Aid, 'Cross Your Fingers And Hope' Students are taking out loans with little understanding of the consequences. The bewildering federal aid process doesn't help. Read this story more news stories

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